"Kacha!"
After a few clean slashes, the Undead Knight dropped another 40 gold coins. A large amount of experience also fell on my body along with the Undead Knight's wails. Seeing my experience bar start to flash, I couldn't help but be excited. This meant that the monster's experience was abundant!
Above the ruins, there were scattered Undead Knights everywhere. However, these monsters' movement speed was too fast, so I didn't dare to aggro them. If I did, it would be extremely easy for me to be surrounded and killed. Even though the Undead Knights could only deal around 200 damage each time, if I didn't have any obstacles to rely on, I would have to be attacked by 8 Undead Knights at the same time. If that happened, I wouldn't be able to handle it. Therefore, aggroing monsters to attack me wasn't very practical. It was very likely that I would be surrounded and killed by a group of elite monsters before I could even reach the corner.
Thus, I wasn't in a hurry. Alone, I roamed the wilderness that was filled with the smell of death. From time to time, I could see the bright lights of skills lighting up the ruins. Those arrogant Undead Knights fell one after another.
Before I knew it, two hours had passed. The number of Undead Knights that died under my Ice Sword was not small. No matter how you looked at it, there were at least a few hundred of them. In a situation where my Defense wasn't broken, I could aggro three Undead Knights and kill them at the same time. In this kind of situation, it was very useful!
Looking at my experience, it had already risen from 53% to 64%. This kind of leveling speed could be considered very fast. After all, I was currently Lv 75, so it couldn't be compared to the speed of leveling below Lv 50.
In my bag, there were already 4 pieces of the Frost Bones set in the top slot. One wristguard, two helmets, and a breastplate. This made me a little disappointed. It seemed that the equipment drop rate wasn't very high. Gathering a complete set of Frost Bones equipment was very difficult.
At this time, there was only one Undead Knight left in my sight. I rushed forward and threw two rounds of skills at it. Along with a few normal attacks, the Undead Knight immediately let out a groan and dropped a small pile of gold coins. Then, with a flash of light, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it had dropped a skill book!
F * ck!
It really was a skill book. Even a monster that wasn't a boss could drop a skill book!
Overjoyed, I hurriedly picked up the skill book. It was a blue skill book and was considered a mid-tier skill. It was slightly inferior to the purple skill book — — 【Undead Slash】: Uses the undead's powerful strength to attack once, dealing 150% damage to the target. For non-undead classes, the damage is reduced to 125%.
Class Requirement: Berserker, Swordsman, Frost Warrior, Tempest Warrior, Dark Swordsman. Level Requirement: 70
Hmm, it should be a heavy attack skill. At the beginner level, it could deal 125% damage, which was not bad. It was very useful for leveling and PvP!
This Skill Book couldn't be sold. If a Dark Swordsman bought it, it would be a huge loss. After all, Dark Swordsmen were Undead classes, so they had a 100% buff. Human classes had a 50% buff. After thinking for a moment, I decided to give it to Ling Xue. In any case, the more skills, the better.
Thus, I threw the [Undead Slash] into my bag and looked ahead. A broken wall appeared in front of me. This wall wasn't very tall, but it stretched for several miles, almost piercing through the entire Sunset Valley. Furthermore, what made my heart tremble was a rumbling sound. The earth shook violently. Something was definitely happening behind that wall!
Whatever, I would climb over the wall and take a look first!
With my Ice Sword in hand, I leaped over the wall. When I landed and raised my head, I couldn't help but be shocked by the scene in front of me!
In front of me, on the plains of ruins, was a black mass of Undead Knights!
Their black capes fluttered neatly in the wind, and the sound of their skeletal horses' hooves reverberated through the valley. A messenger held a command flag as he galloped at the front of the army. I was astonished. These human cavalrymen were already dead, but they still maintained the habit of training?
At this moment, a mighty knight wielding a blood-red greatsword appeared in front of the cavalry formation. With a hoarse voice that didn't seem human, he shouted, "Brave warriors of the Feathermoon Kingdom, your sharp swords have torn open the chests of your enemies, your war horses have trampled through the boundless sky, and your achievements have protected the dignity of the nobles. Now, we will continue to protect the Feathermoon Kingdom, and we will forever be loyal to the great leader of darkness — — Sunset Scythe – Feathermoon!"
I turned pale with fright. Sunset Scythe?
This word sounded a little familiar!
I quickly opened the game help system and entered the keyword: Sunset Scythe – Feathermoon!
Immediately, a note appeared below:
[Sunset Scythe – Feathermoon]: Originally the ruler of the Feathermoon Kingdom. During the invasion of the Army of Darkness, this human warrior was cruelly killed. His heart was hung high in the Holy Palace of the Kingdom. This unyielding human ruler eventually became a puppet of darkness. Sunset Scythe – Feathermoon, ranked eighth among the top ten leaders of the Army of Darkness!
… …
I was speechless. So it was such an amazing existence!
In the Despair Ice Plains, the Ice Queen we killed was also loyal to a person called Wind Chaser Kallan. This Wind Chaser was also one of the top ten leaders of the Army of Darkness, ranked sixth.
In the official information, five of the ten leaders of the Army of Darkness were announced. They were Wind Chaser Kallan (Fallen Human Swordsman), Audin The Twilight Ranger (Evil Dark Maiden), Sunset Scythe – Feathermoon (Undead Knight Commander), Black-Winged Devourer – Bloodhowl (Dark Dragon Tribe), Skull-Breaker – Maga (Ogre Leader).
As far as I knew, the leaders of the Army of Darkness were existences that had transcended the mortal realm. It could be said that every one of them was over Level 200, and they were existences that were at least Heaven Rank!
Yep, I estimated that every leader I killed would drop a Divine Equipment … However, this top-tier Boss would probably be difficult to deal with without a few thousand players …
At this time, a sharp and ear-piercing voice pulled me back to reality. I saw a sharp-mouthed messenger in front of the Undead Knight officer. He screamed, "Sir!
The formation is ready. I saw a sneaky human brat over there. Should we capture him? "
The officer immediately shouted, "Messenger, take a team of cavalry and kill that human who invaded the Feathermoon Kingdom. No living humans are allowed to live on the wasteland!"
"Yes, sir!"
I looked around. Damn, who are these NPCs talking about?
All of a sudden, a horde of cavalrymen charged toward me. Only then did I realize that I had been exposed a long time ago. Fuck, so my tracks had already been exposed!
I quickly used Eye of the Stars. The knights were still Lv 95 Elite monsters, while the messenger was a Lv 100 Elite monster. Moreover, its attributes were shocking — [Death Messenger] (Elite monster)
Level: 100
Attack: 750 ~ 980
Defense: 200
HP: 100000
Skill: [Flattery]
Passive: A human knight with a glib tongue. Good at flattery, but not too much damage.
… …
I couldn't help but smile. This monster's design was really sick. With such low Attack, it was a harmless high-level elite monster!
Seeing that the Undead Knight army was charging toward me, I immediately looked behind me and found a broken battlement to stand on. This position was pretty good. Only three enemies could attack me, but I could use the Thousand Blade Arrow to its fullest and deal as much damage as possible!
Clang clang clang!
When the Undead Knight got close, he raised his hand and used Undead Slash. I lost over 700 HP, but it didn't matter. A Shield Break Slash almost sucked my HP back up. I raised my hand and killed a Undead Knight, but I discovered that this kind of grinding speed was far from enough to satisfy my needs. I had to use Thousand Blade Arrow or else my damage would be too low!
I looked around and saw that the messenger had appeared in the middle of the mob. I immediately used a single-target attack and shot him. I immediately screamed at the messenger, "Damn it!"
Then, the messenger sprinted over and shouted in a sharp voice, "Honorable noble knight, use your Sword of Glory to slash the clown before you!"
Ding ~!
Combat Log: Undead Messenger used "Flattery". Surrounding Undead Knights' Morale increased by 100%, Underestimating Enemy doubled, Hit Rate reduced by 50%!
… …
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I saw the skill's stats. The game designers of Spirit of Grief were so OP...
I consciously lured the messenger to my right and killed the Undead Knight in two strikes. The messenger immediately took his place and attacked me. However, that pitiful 980 Attack could only forcefully reduce my HP by 1!
I was overjoyed. This was like the heavens were helping me grind easily!
Therefore, I used this cute messenger as a shield and used Thousand Blade Arrows to attack all the Undead Knights in the other direction, leaving the messenger alone. Moreover, after the messenger used Flattery, the Undead Knights' hit rate decreased greatly. My Archer's Evasion skill also showed its power, doubling the 10% Advanced Evasion effect. Miss after miss floated above my head. This way, I could survive for a long time with just a health potion!
The rumbling of horse hooves shook the earth. The black mass of Undead Knights in front of me was hit by the Thousand Blade Arrows, and a bunch of red damage numbers jumped up. It was very enjoyable. In the distance, the Undead Knight General was still riding his horse and waiting for good news with 80% of his undead knights. He completely ignored my situation.
The happy process of killing monsters was very enjoyable. Every time my health dropped over half, I would immediately switch to the Ice Sword. After a series of active skills, my health was back to full. Then, I switched to the Thousand Blade Arrow. Under such a fierce attack, the undead knights fell in droves, and my experience bar rose at a speed visible to the naked eye!
At this time, I looked at my friend list. Ling Xue and the other girls were all there, so I sent a call request to Ling Xue.
After a beep, Ling Xue's panting voice came from the other side —
"Sister!
Watch out for the zombies behind us!
Aiyaya, why did you rush in? Quickly Blink out!
Sister Qin Yun, be careful, the zombies are starting to respawn... "
I could even hear the explosion of skills over there. It seemed that our strong party had also encountered a powerful monster...
"Ling Xue, how's the situation over there?"
Ling Xue took a moment to relax and said with a smile, "It's alright. We are soloing 14 Level 105 elite monsters. So exciting!"
"Oh?
Then be careful. Don't die. "
"Don't worry, Sister Qin Yun is here!"
"Yes, I'm saying, don't let Qin Yun die..."
"..."
Ling Xue didn't get angry and replied, "Hey, how is your situation?"
"Me?
I'm soloing over 400 Undead Knights, Level 95 elite monsters... "
"..."
Ling Xue seemed surprised and said after a few seconds, "Tch!
You lied to me again. Don't blush when you talk big... "
I laughed. "Why are you blushing? I never blush when I'm with Ling Xue."
"Oh?" Ling Xue laughed and asked me, "Why don't you blush when you're with me?"
I thought and said, "Because it feels good. Maybe I'm used to it..."
Ling Xue smiled sweetly. "Oh, I see..."
It was at this moment Ling Yue's voice came from the other side. "Hey!
Snow, if he's not the Scholar, don't chat with him. Don't draw aggro ~ ~ "
Ling Xue smiled. "Who else would I chat with other than him?
Never mind, I'm turning it off and focusing on killing mobs. I don't want to hurt sister and Qin Yun. Hey, idiot... I'm turning it off? "
"Mn, okay. Good luck!"
"Hehe, see you in a bit ~"
I turned off the communicator. I felt a little happy, but I couldn't quite put it into words.
The mobs in front of me continued to fall in droves, and as my experience skyrocketed, I felt that this scroll that I had worked so hard to obtain was worth it. This kind of quest that allowed me to solo elite mobs wasn't something that could be accepted anywhere, and not just anyone could do it. In White Cloud City, I was afraid that aside from me, only a crazy player like Seven-Star Lamp, who had 15 minions with him, would be able to solo these mobs without fear.
While I was grinding mobs, I opened the guild management system. In just a few days, the number of players in Snow Moon had skyrocketed to 29094, almost reaching the limit of 30,000. The average player level was 57, and on the guild rankings, China's second guild was Like Water. However, Like Water had ten thousand players, and their average level was only 51. It was clear that the average strength of the players in Snow Moon was second to none in White Cloud City!
Currently, the guild of Snow Moon was divided into three armies. The first army was Ling Yue's No.1 Snow Moon's main force. The second army was my No.1 Sword Fire party. The third army was Ling Xue's Flying Fire party. The main force of the entire Snow Moon was split between the three of us. Each army had almost ten thousand players, and the overall strength was very evenly distributed.
My authority in the guild was second only to Ling Yue, so I was on the same level as Ling Xue. I had the power to decide the fate of the Sword Fire Army, but I rarely did such things. Dragon Soul usually took care of it. Since I was free, I arranged a few positions and chatted with everyone in the guild channel.
A large group of people cheered, "Boss Scholar is finally willing to talk in the guild channel!"
Actually, I never looked at the guild chat. There were too many messages, and it was a waste of time.
As a result, I was immediately dragged along by a group of people. Many of them straightforwardly expressed that they saw me as their idol and talked about all sorts of things. Soon, the topic shifted from the game equipment to the sensitive topic of women.
Ling Yue didn't say anything and only coughed softly. Everyone tacitly changed the topic and started talking about women's equipment.
When I closed the guild chat, there were less than two or three Death Knights left in front of me. In front of me was a vast expanse of equipment and gold!